“Schwarzman turned it down because the deal wasn’t in perpetuity,” said one source.

The New York Public Library made its own deal eternal when Schwarzman donated $100 million, and then he didn’t attend the 2011 ribbon-cutting for the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, guarded by two marble lions who still have their original names, Patience
and Fortitude.

On the other end of the spectrum, hedge-funder John Paulson gave $100 million to the Central Park Conservancy, and didn’t demand that anything be named after him. A true gift.